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Education and restitution work better than punishment

Schools in the Portland-metro area are pioneering a new approach to school discipline that aims to prevent suspensions and expulsions. Restorative Justice takes an educational approach to discipline. Supporters say it is our best hope for keeping students of color in school and on track.

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A defense team is now in Afghanistan to collect evidence and interview other U.S. soldiers who knew Bales

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- The U.S. soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan civilians suffered a traumatic incident during his second tour in Iraq that triggered "tremendous depression," his lawyer said Wednesday.

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Court Documents Detail Larger Agenda of Right Wing Anti-Marriage Equity Group

Democrats and marriage equality advocates are in an uproar over newly unsealed documents showing an anti-gay organization's strategy to discredit the president – and pit Black and Latino leaders against gay voters.

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High schoolers are invited to try new tech products and get career advice from tech experts

The iUrban Teen Summit offers tech career advice and an opportunity to try the latest gadgets. Set for April 7 event at the University of Portland, you can register online.

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\"Am I Next?" signs ask at Peninsula Park gathering

 A crowd of people wearing hoodies gathered in Peninsula Park in North Portland early Saturday to express support for the family of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen who was shot dead Feb. 26 on a trip to the store to buy candy and an iced tea.

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New group organizes events linking modern jails to enslavement

This spring in North and Northeast Portland, a handful of new activist movements against racism, homelessness and foreclosure have been joined by Decolonize PDX -- which is placing the prison industrial complex front and center.

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Teen's family says police and others are unfairly attacking their dead son's reputation

Portland holds events to support for Trayvon Martin and his family, plus latest Trayvon News from around the web

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Lawmakers call for regulation of \"Wild West" loan industry

An Oregon resident -- who has requested anonymity because she hasn't yet told her family that a $400 loan turned into a $1,000 nightmare -- has helped touch off a national effort by Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) to regulate the billion-dollar offshore payday lending industry.

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Rolland was a former chair of the state Democratic Party and former Deputy Chief Staff for Seattle Mayor Norm Rice

Longtime Washington State political figure Charles Rolland died yesterday at age 61.

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